Wood Platform Beds for Your Comfort

Wood platform beds are distinguished from beds with box springs in that they provide a flat surface to sleep on. They have wood slats or a wood panel running across the width, which provide great support. You can simply place a mattress on the bed and have a good night’s sleep. A headboard supports you when you want to sit upright to read. A wood platform bed is contemporary, stylish and also cheap.

Other Types of Platform Beds

The other type of platform beds, aside from wood platform beds are of metal, distinguished by the fact that they have metal side rails and are mounted to a metal headboard and footboard. Metal offers the advantage that no re-painting needs to be done.

Advantages

Wood platform beds are a throwback to an earlier era of mission style furniture, which heralded a refreshing change from the even earlier Victorian era. They are, therefore, considered traditionally elegant as well as contemporary. As for the cost, since only wood is being used and there is no need to buy an box spring, a wood platform bed will be cheaper. You can have beds made of cherry, teak, rosewood, mahogany, maple, dark walnut, pecan, honey oak, and other types of wood. Otherwise, you can use a lesser, cheaper wood and overlay it with the veneer of a higher quality wood so you get the luxurious feel without the extra cost. With a wood platform bed, you can have storage space with shelves or drawers under the bed, an especially useful utilization of space when your living quarters are small. Another variation of these beds which also use space well is to have a bed that opens from the top so that you can store your items.

Natural Bed Which Gels Well

Wood platform beds are natural beds because they ensure that your back does not curve unnaturally, causing unnecessary back pains. In terms of décor, since they’re low lying beds, they will also match well with other low-set furniture in the room. Finally, being made of wood, a wood platform bed gives the feeling of being close to nature and can put you at ease straightaway.

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